William Jasper De Shields

20 May 1838–24 July 1917 (Age 79)
Tennessee, United States

The Life Summary of William Jasper

When William Jasper De Shields was born on 20 May 1838, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Willam Deshields, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Martha Mc Bride, was 30. He married Katherine Frances Casey on 1 October 1867. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Azusa, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1880 and Norwalk, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1910. He died on 24 July 1917, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Olive Lawn Memorial Park, La Mirada, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Jasper De Shields
1838–1917
Katherine Frances Casey
1850–1933
Marriage: 1 October 1867
Emma Alice DeShields
1867–1933
John Walter Deshields
1873–1948
Charles Francis Deshields
1878–1960
Louis Martin Deshields
1880–1941
Robert Casey Deshields
1882–1959
Martha M. Deshields
1887–1952

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 October 1867
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 8
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1846
    Age 8
    Tennessee was known as the Volunteer State because during the Mexican War the government asked Tennessee for 3,000 volunteer soldiers and 30,000 joined.
    1862 · Battle of Shiloh
    Age 24
    The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Indian Dilip, Anirban, Gopal, Alok, Anindya, Arunava, Asit, Asok, Dibyendu, Goutam, Indra, Indranil.Indian: variant of Dey .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Dey

    Sources (18)

    • William Jasper de Shields, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • William J Deshields, "United States Census, 1910"
    • William J De Shields in entry for Robt C De Shields and Anna C Bader, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

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